maxxo Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 recently task was replacing the blower resistor cos it wouldn't work on settings 1 and 2 and this is where it's located, in the passenger footwell and not that bad to access! so the resistor had to be an ebay special, because it's the only one in the country i could find for sale the horrible dirty looking one is the "new" one, great so i fitted it, inspected the cables and so on and all looked good! the result well here it is! video-1630328078.mp4 absolutely no fucking different of course, i'm not surprised guess i need to pop the heater panel out next and take a good look at that and see if anything is obviously wrong actually, it doesn't seem to do much when you change the temperature until you get to about halfway.......i'm wondering if it's got some form of issue in the panel itself Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 brakes are still feeling utterly excellent, very very strong and a firm solid feeling pedal that behaved exactly how you would expect also the handbrake is now strong enough to lock the front wheels! really impressed with that too got a wheel wobble now, between 60 and 75ishhh going to pop in early for a wheel balancing tomorrow not a sticky caliper, both wheels are only slightly warm after a decent drive (same temp each side) and they seem to release fine (relatively flat here so rarely use the handbrake) cpjitservices and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 and lastly, a general update well, nothing much to report at all being very very reliable, comfortable (i suspect it may need new spheres....might wack some fronts on at some point) and driving great even the transmission is doing well! overall i am very very happy with this purchase it's one of those cars that seems to want to live, really positive results from most the work i've done to it Jim Bell, myglaren and beko1987 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Ready for a roffle? 🤣 myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Yours are very different to the ones in my 52 and 03 reg C5s. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 well the balancing was a waste of time, ever so slightly better also told the wheel is slightly buckled.....wobble still there i'm wondering if i have a sticking caliper...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 the "wobble" is quite bad being honest i'd say 90% through the wheel and the rest through the car also, the handbrake is extremely hard to apply..... hmmmmmmmmmmmm stuck caliper? going to adjust it on saturday and see what the results are, would rather not oblierate my discs and pads........but the brakes don't feel overly warm which is unusal suspension rises and lowers fine, rides fine and isn't leaking so i don't think a strut has failed steering etc is all fine and straight buckled wheel perhaps? just seems strange for it to be so sudden going to swap the wheels over anyway to wear the tyres more evenly anyway lets just see what happens can't feel it through the brake pedal either, which i could when i had my picasso and that snapped a shocker, so i don't personally think it's anything major Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 16 minutes ago, maxxo said: the "wobble" is quite bad being honest i'd say 90% through the wheel and the rest through the car also, the handbrake is extremely hard to apply..... hmmmmmmmmmmmm stuck caliper? going to adjust it on saturday and see what the results are, would rather not oblierate my discs and pads........but the brakes don't feel overly warm which is unusal suspension rises and lowers fine, rides fine and isn't leaking so i don't think a strut has failed steering etc is all fine and straight buckled wheel perhaps? just seems strange for it to be so sudden going to swap the wheels over anyway to wear the tyres more evenly anyway lets just see what happens can't feel it through the brake pedal either, which i could when i had my picasso and that snapped a shocker, so i don't personally think it's anything major Check the rear calipers are actually square with the disc. I'd similar on an Xantia, a case of corrosion pushing the caliper out of parallel with the disc. The calipers are alloy and the carrier is steel which causes differential corrosion and pushes the caliper away from the carrier. I'm sure the C5 is the same setup. When it went bad on the Xantia it was causing the caliper to bind against the disc as they'd pushed out of square. Needed a file and new caliper bolts at the time. Along with new discs and pads. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Spurious said: Check the rear calipers are actually square with the disc. I'd similar on an Xantia, a case of corrosion pushing the caliper out of parallel with the disc. The calipers are alloy and the carrier is steel which causes differential corrosion and pushes the caliper away from the carrier. I'm sure the C5 is the same setup. When it went bad on the Xantia it was causing the caliper to bind against the disc as they'd pushed out of square. Needed a file and new caliper bolts at the time. Along with new discs and pads. you know i never thought to actually check the rear, it doesn't half feel like the front wheels....almost a rhythm to it if that makes sense will have a quick check tomorrow, just seems strange it to happen after a fluid change and adjustment of the handbrake barely any slack in the handbrake cables too, which may not help half tempted to see if i can unhook the cables temporarily from the calipers and see if that makes a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 tyres swapped front to rear, wobble is significantly reduced tyre wear is surprisingly spot on too! quick check of everything and it's fine need to pop the centre console apart at some point to tweak the handbrake Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 8/31/2021 at 2:29 PM, myglaren said: Yours are very different to the ones in my 52 and 03 reg C5s. i wish mine were like those! those are easy to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Can you change the entire blower unit to one that takes the easy to get resistors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 11 hours ago, beko1987 said: Can you change the entire blower unit to one that takes the easy to get resistors? doubt it manual single zone climate control is the issue, as that's very rare on C5s beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 so plans for the next month or so rear arm bearings (it's clonking now when changing height!) this is an ASAP job now sort the bloody blower motor sort the parking brake, had to use it today cos parked on a hill and it holds the car fine! just zero slack considering purchasing an engine undertray, just to protect components on the underside oh did i mention i've now done over 10k miles in this car now Twiggy, Jim Bell and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 just filled up, used an online calculator to work out my economy cars computer 49.9 mpg actual 48.5 mpg for a big heavy automatic estate car i think that's quite good barely do any town driving (well a bit at the start and end of every journey obviously) most my journeys are at least 10 miles each way, so it gets proper use very satisfied with the economy LightBulbFun and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 ah yes, fame LightBulbFun, Jim Bell and richardmorris 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 seems the ride has gone slightly firmer and slightly more bouncy, lost some of the float and feels somewhat like a sprung car how upsetting going in during the coming weeks for the rear arm bearings so hopefully that will improve the ride slightly otherwise it's still mostly fine however i have noticed almost a slight hesitation usually up hill on a steady throttle, it feels like it has a slight miss/stutter and then clears right up also noticed the same thing sometimes at idle, only in Park due to the RPM being slightly lower and engine loaded less compared to being in Drive i suspect i've got a worn injector gearbox is still fine, well it's not and evidently has a valve block issue but it's significantly better and i'm like hahahaha beeps be gone so must be fine Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aneesh Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 12:27 AM, maxxo said: seems the ride has gone slightly firmer and slightly more bouncy, lost some of the float and feels somewhat like a sprung car how upsetting going in during the coming weeks for the rear arm bearings so hopefully that will improve the ride slightly otherwise it's still mostly fine however i have noticed almost a slight hesitation usually up hill on a steady throttle, it feels like it has a slight miss/stutter and then clears right up also noticed the same thing sometimes at idle, only in Park due to the RPM being slightly lower and engine loaded less compared to being in Drive i suspect i've got a worn injector gearbox is still fine, well it's not and evidently has a valve block issue but it's significantly better and i'm like hahahaha beeps be gone so must be fine So is the bouncy ride at the rear? Could be bad spheres, just push and see if you are able to press the corners. If its the rear arm bearings you should be able to hear noises when changing suspension height. If the ride setting is too high or too low can also cause poor ride. lower tyre pressures also improve ride, maybe your tyres are overpressurised. The issue you mension about the hesitation could also be due to stuck EGR valve. You could block the EGR return and see. Injector issues can be tested with a lexia, though if you have the 2.0 hdi, they are pretty reliable. NigeT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 14 hours ago, Aneesh said: So is the bouncy ride at the rear? Could be bad spheres, just push and see if you are able to press the corners. If its the rear arm bearings you should be able to hear noises when changing suspension height. If the ride setting is too high or too low can also cause poor ride. lower tyre pressures also improve ride, maybe your tyres are overpressurised. The issue you mension about the hesitation could also be due to stuck EGR valve. You could block the EGR return and see. Injector issues can be tested with a lexia, though if you have the 2.0 hdi, they are pretty reliable. ride is more firm, with a slight bounce....spheres are original so regardless they would benefit a replacement yes i can make it clunk with changing heights, you can also hear it squeaking whilst driving along, rear is somewhat hard to push down and it creaks like crazy when you get in or out EGR is a good bet, something i am certainly willing to try awaiting the usual garage to call me back regarding a quote on replacing the rear arm bearings, well worth doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 I was told several times that my trailing arm bearings were shot. I did 'Citroebics' frequently - I tell myself that it exercises the bearings and keeps them working, there was never any groaning or clicking, only when driving in fields or over speed bumps. Turned out to be the brake pads clattering. When it was retired, they were still fine, 17 years and almost a quarter of a million miles. Spheres were fine too. Never changed as far as I know. It was always better after being heavily (over) loaded though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpjitservices Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 2.0 HDI is a very good engine indeed, not sure if the auto boxes are any good! Never had a 2.0 bolted to an Autobox before! Big fan of the HDI, not an overly complicated engine either! Nice car. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 2 hours ago, myglaren said: I was told several times that my trailing arm bearings were shot. I did 'Citroebics' frequently - I tell myself that it exercises the bearings and keeps them working, there was never any groaning or clicking, only when driving in fields or over speed bumps. Turned out to be the brake pads clattering. When it was retired, they were still fine, 17 years and almost a quarter of a million miles. Spheres were fine too. Never changed as far as I know. It was always better after being heavily (over) loaded though. £311 to do both sides including a courtesy car, booked in for the 28th, not worth ignoring for that price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 todays little job you may note, i have a plate light out i had considered and was going to just replace the bulbs....... right up until i went on ebay, and found replacement lights for £7 a pair sod it, the old ones would only break when removed genuine PSA too!! did i mention i ordered them at 2pm yesterday, so less than 24 hours quick test, yes a vast improvement! didn't want to go LED as those look tacky all fitted happily into place, very very happy Aneesh, Coprolalia, privatewire and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 hopped straight onto the A19 after a cold start today, transmission felt a bit iffy like always when cold .......you can see what happened it was fine for a minute or two, then an audible bang and it dropped down to 3rd *BEEEP BEEEP* "AUTOMATIC GEAR FAULT" restarted absolutely fine i've decided to actually get this fixed now, i've had a quote for £450 to replace the valves and perform a transmission service, which is a lot but really, i know the car, and it will sort it so i'm going to do it also it's in the garage tomorrow for the rear arm bearings to be replaced myglaren and Dan302 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 Dropped off the C5 this morning for the rear arm bearings to be replaced no call yet so i assume all is well there was 4 other C5s there too! X7's however also picked up my courtesy car, can you tell what it is yet? it's this, a 62 plate Citroen C1 very different from the C5 but, it's not that bad, it's a perfectly adequate car, espically for how much they cost new even has air con! which works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Eldest granddaughter has a C1 and loves it. So has her younger brother, not passed his test yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 £350 later...... i have the C5 back so both rear arm bearings replaced, both rear suspension leg gaiters were split and pissing out LDS obviously those were replaced i was shown the old bearings, absolutely rotten and knackered! they actually did a very very good job of it all so, what's changed well, no creaking or clunking anymore! oh did i mention it floats, my god does this car float now! it even seems to handle much better all together i am extremely happy with this, it has completely transformed the car to the point now where it's driving like a new one i'd say £1,000 now will completely sort this car out, which is what i'm planning on doing before winter hits gearbox next, i've had a quote on replacing the solenoid valves and a transmission service, so that's what i'll be getting done next then spheres, might as well completely sort the car myglaren, LightBulbFun, paulplom and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 11 hours ago, myglaren said: Eldest granddaughter has a C1 and loves it. So has her younger brother, not passed his test yet though. quite good fun to thrash, enjoyable to try something completely different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 it seems to really, really enjoy throwing the transmission into limp mode and beeping at me did i mention this happens on exactly the same road each time, in pretty much the same place, at the same time on my way home from work....... going to try taking a different way home and see what difference that makes in all seriousness i'm actually looking properly now for someone to mend it it's starting to get annoying myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 lexia says pressure regulation fault so there, pretty much certain it's the solenoid valves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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